ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48199722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Denton, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.3 min → 23.7 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 14.3%▲ 5.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit1.1% → 0.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 66.8%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 80,572 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate152,866± 90 MOE
Workers age 16+80,572± 1,837 MOE
Workers with travel time69,045± 1,988 MOE
Estimated home workers11,527± 948 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.